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Jobs at The Salvation Army could be under threat due to a shortfall in funding, Bermuda’s divisional commander Major Frank Pittman has revealed to The Royal Gazette .
The charitable religious organisation received $411,089 from 697 donors last year,...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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For decades the dulcet tones and eclectic tunes of Lee Harvey were the soundtrack to island life in Bermuda.
The renowned deejay and radio personality had listeners running for the on switch on their radios to hear his trademark “I’m back” catchphras...
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A father told yesterday how his eight-year-old son ran home alone “bloodied” and “terrified” after he was bitten repeatedly by an illegal pitbull that broke free from its tethering in a friend’s garden.
The man said witnesses who claimed to have seen...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
The call for a national vote to settle the contentious issue of same-sex marriage has a familiar ring to John Kane, Bermuda’s honorary Irish consul.
Last year, the Republic of Ireland made history after becoming the first country in the world to appr...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is to host an international tall ships festival next year, according to the group Tall Ships Bermuda.
It has been hailed as a historic event, given that the Island will be hosting the America’s Cup at the same time.
The organisation issued a ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Bermuda has a distinct advantage over other nations when studying ocean pollution, according to researchers.
More and more debris from North and South America, the Caribbean and even Africa, is washing up on the island’s shores, Anne Hyde, executive ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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The Ministry of Public Works is looking for a company to remove asbestos from the Warwick Camp dining hall.
A ministry spokesman said the roof’s corrugated asbestos sheets had been earmarked for replacement for years, but the job increased in priorit...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Islander has been relaunched from her dry dock in the United States and is expected to be back on the island next Wednesday.
The ship was supposed to be back in the water last month but a mechanical failure occurred at the shipyard in Ja...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Two companies have been removed from a list of businesses without active health insurance policies after providing proof to the Bermuda Health Council.
While one business, Pinky’s Salon, stated that they should never have been included on the list, t...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lingerie stores and barbershops are giving out male and female condoms ahead of Valentine’s Day this week.
The initiative was organised by the Department of Health to mark Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day on Friday.
“It’s an annual even...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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